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ceos from more than a dozen of america's largest companies met with the president and warned that washington must reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the president also sat down with congressional leaders and officially began negotiations. if congress doesn't act, taxes on income, capital gains, dividends and estates will all go up. and automatic spending cuts will kick in, beginning on january 1st. this week, i spoke with alan simpson and erskine bowles, authors of a deficit reduction plan about what needs to be done. >> you can't tax your way out of this. you can't cut spending your way out of this. you can't grow your way out of this. so grab hold, it's going to be a rocky, rocky road. >> so you're saying closing the loopholes alone brings it to a trillion. >> if you're willing to wipe out all of them, and that may not be political feasible, but you can definitely solve the problem by broadening the base, simplifying the code and getting rid of the tax expenditures. >> it upsets me you're worried we're not going to get a deal because that's how i felt. >> i think there is a one-third
ceos from more than a dozen of america's largest companies met with the president and warned that washington must reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. the president also sat down with congressional leaders and officially began negotiations. if congress doesn't act, taxes on income, capital gains, dividends and estates will all go up. and automatic spending cuts will kick in, beginning on january 1st. this week, i spoke with alan simpson and erskine bowles, authors of a deficit reduction plan...
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washington has to rise above. the congressally mandated bear market, we're all feeling the pain and we all deserve better. "mad money" will be right back. >>> coming up, sale or sell? no shortage of opinion on jcpenney. investors bet big on the turn around story, sold by former apple exec ron johnson. so far, the stock hasn't fit the mold. will the holidays fit the boost, or time to try on some new digs in the sell block. >>> later, you're invited. the party is not over. cramer has found more stocks that have reason to celebrate, after delivering upside earnings surprises. this biotech name got a dull response to report in october. but wall street skipped out on its invite, there may be room for you to profit. plus, paper from plastic? buy, swipe, or tap. consumers are putting more payments than ever on credit. looking to cash in on all those cards? cramer is sitting down with the ceo of bank card processor, heartland payment systems to see if they can help you rack up rewards. all coming up on "mad money." >>> do
washington has to rise above. the congressally mandated bear market, we're all feeling the pain and we all deserve better. "mad money" will be right back. >>> coming up, sale or sell? no shortage of opinion on jcpenney. investors bet big on the turn around story, sold by former apple exec ron johnson. so far, the stock hasn't fit the mold. will the holidays fit the boost, or time to try on some new digs in the sell block. >>> later, you're invited. the party is not...
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right outside of washington, d.c. it is an ex-urban county a little bit away from washington. this county president bush carried with 53% of the vote in 2004. president obama came in, did better than that in 2008 as he took virginia. let's go down to hillsboro county in florida. this is tampa. it is where republicans held their convention. that's not an accident there. it is the beginning of the i-4 corridor across the middle of the state. hill b hillsboro county is the state president bush carried with the majority in 2004. president obama came back and carried hillsboro county in 2008. both candidates are focused on that county as well. then finally in the state of ohio, probably the hinge state in this election with 18 electoral votes. look in the center of the state. franklin county which is where columbus is. now it tends to be a democratic county. john kerry carried it with 54% in 2004. it has ohio state, has the state capital there. but that wasn't enough for him to carry the state. barack obama carried it with 60% of the vote. that is the formula for democratic success
right outside of washington, d.c. it is an ex-urban county a little bit away from washington. this county president bush carried with 53% of the vote in 2004. president obama came in, did better than that in 2008 as he took virginia. let's go down to hillsboro county in florida. this is tampa. it is where republicans held their convention. that's not an accident there. it is the beginning of the i-4 corridor across the middle of the state. hill b hillsboro county is the state president bush...
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and yes is the projected winner in washington state where they, too, have voted to legalize state. we are still waiting to hear from oregon. it looked negative going into the polls. >> and then also saying no, in arkansas. arkansas saying no when it comes to medical marijn. taxation issues in california, two big tax issues. >> in many, many years. she was behind this. proposition 38. if if you only made $7,000 a year, she wanted your taxes to go up for 12 years to pay for educatio education. we are still waiting to get a more definitive answer there. guys back to you. >> and more on the tax issues in california. >> maria, this has been a huge issue here, because governor brown has said that if his tax hike didn't pass it would mean $6 billion in cuts to education that will happen almost immediately. we will have to see if he makes good on the threats. he says he has nowhere else to cut. if it does pass, it will make california's highest tax rate the highest in the land. millionaires will have to pay 13.3% state income taxes. it would raise the sales tax and raise anywhere from $35
and yes is the projected winner in washington state where they, too, have voted to legalize state. we are still waiting to hear from oregon. it looked negative going into the polls. >> and then also saying no, in arkansas. arkansas saying no when it comes to medical marijn. taxation issues in california, two big tax issues. >> in many, many years. she was behind this. proposition 38. if if you only made $7,000 a year, she wanted your taxes to go up for 12 years to pay for educatio...
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like wise, washington is very focused on that, too. so i think that the trend here, the expectation is that we'll postpone most of the major decisions until some sort of structured tax reform process next year. we'll make whatever down papal we need to make on the budget sequester in order to postpone that decision, too. the real question is really what you do with tax rates, particularly the upper income individual tax rates. so there's actually a relatively narrow spectrum of things that need to be agreed upon by the end of the year. so, you know -- >> does this spell death for divide dividend stocks then? >> i think that dividend stocks are in roughly good shape. the senate over the summer passed a marker bill on tax reform, which had a 20% dividend -- tax rate on dividends. what i think that does is give investors some confidence that it's not going to triple. we're probably looking at a tax rate on the order of 20% plus the 3.8% for health care on top of that. that's a much more moderate outcome than a 44% tax rate. >> all right,
like wise, washington is very focused on that, too. so i think that the trend here, the expectation is that we'll postpone most of the major decisions until some sort of structured tax reform process next year. we'll make whatever down papal we need to make on the budget sequester in order to postpone that decision, too. the real question is really what you do with tax rates, particularly the upper income individual tax rates. so there's actually a relatively narrow spectrum of things that need...
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and washington state. nbc news projects that barack obama will take the state of washington. there are some cheers in democracy plaza. we'll go back to there as the map fills in as the night goes on. >> not really clear who the fan base is for because you're hearing the same kind of, you know, phrase for both obama and romney. >> puts the president at 243 which is less than 30 points needed to get to 270. things are getting important here. in the meantime, your headlines at this hour. nbc news projecting obama ahead in electoral votes after sweeping up california as we mentioned. wisconsin, new hampshire. the first of the battleground state also fall to obama. however, we're still waiting on the other key swing states, iowa and nevada remain too early to call. north carolina, ohio, virginia, florida, colorado, too close to call. the senate, mostly breaking as expe expected, but the democrats did pick up three new seats. republicans projected to hold the house as well. >> all right. let's get straight to john harwood at the maproom to give us more color on what we're seeing as
and washington state. nbc news projects that barack obama will take the state of washington. there are some cheers in democracy plaza. we'll go back to there as the map fills in as the night goes on. >> not really clear who the fan base is for because you're hearing the same kind of, you know, phrase for both obama and romney. >> puts the president at 243 which is less than 30 points needed to get to 270. things are getting important here. in the meantime, your headlines at this...
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our chief washington correspondent and birthday boy, john harwood is following the candidates' last-minute moves. happy birthday. >> thank you, guys. it is the only poll that matters tomorrow but we have a lot of other polls, which don't matter, which are giving us signals of where the candidates are and why they're going to those states. crisscrossing the battlegrounds, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, the candidates are all there. if you look at our nbc/wall street poll, 47-48 obama. look at the battle of the swing states, of the nine swing states, only in two does mitt romney have a lead in the real clear politics average of polls. that's north carolina and florida. all the others, iowa, colorado, new hampshire, ohio, the rest of that set of battle ground states are all leading for obama. now, many of them are close, but if mitt romney only carries florida and north carolina among those battleground states, he's only 235 electoral votes. what he has to do is put together in this final sprint victories in states like virginia, like in ohio, like wisconsin, like colorado. that's the way he coul
our chief washington correspondent and birthday boy, john harwood is following the candidates' last-minute moves. happy birthday. >> thank you, guys. it is the only poll that matters tomorrow but we have a lot of other polls, which don't matter, which are giving us signals of where the candidates are and why they're going to those states. crisscrossing the battlegrounds, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, the candidates are all there. if you look at our nbc/wall street poll, 47-48 obama. look at...
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a new "washington post"/abc poll came without a three-point obama lead. if that's the case and the swing states fall in the same direction mostly, mitt romney needs most of the swing states to win, we could have a decision before we get too deep into the wee hours of wednesday morning. >> let's hope for that. john, thank you so much that. and let's trade this thing historically. a democratic president has been better for stocks with 74% versus a 47% average return under republicans. but let's dig deeper here. which sectors and stocks would benefit under each candidate? cnbc has created proprietary indices of stocks that could actually gain under an obama or a romney presidency. president obama's basket consists of home builders, health care facilities and auto stocks while romney ace portfolio has coal, oil, and gas and defense and managed care names. what is the trade here, if there is one, guy? >> a lot of the obvious ones we talked about on this show and on our network today. i'll go one sector we have talked about a few months ago that has done pretty
a new "washington post"/abc poll came without a three-point obama lead. if that's the case and the swing states fall in the same direction mostly, mitt romney needs most of the swing states to win, we could have a decision before we get too deep into the wee hours of wednesday morning. >> let's hope for that. john, thank you so much that. and let's trade this thing historically. a democratic president has been better for stocks with 74% versus a 47% average return under...
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minutes ago we learned amtrak is resuming service from newark to washington and area airports are almost back to normal. and between news for the 26 mile new york city marathon will proceed as planned this sunday. >> so welcome back, everybody. the pictures and stories left from the storm's after math are still jaw-dropjaw-dropping. let's begin with scott cohn in lower manhattan. >> larry, hurricane sandy sent about 4 feet of water in the financial district and they think it actually may be a total loss, about $300,000 worth of damage. and they don't know if insurance is going to cover it. you multiply that by thousands of businesses and you begin to get a sense of what the problem is. and then there's the issue of getting around and getting gas. mary thooyor thompson has that . >> people with been waiting in line two to three hours. there's a shortage of power to open other gasoline stations. a lack of electricity plaguing the tri-state area. >> dangerous conditions at the gas terminal which is crucial. workers here trying hard to clean things up, but tough to do so without power. over
minutes ago we learned amtrak is resuming service from newark to washington and area airports are almost back to normal. and between news for the 26 mile new york city marathon will proceed as planned this sunday. >> so welcome back, everybody. the pictures and stories left from the storm's after math are still jaw-dropjaw-dropping. let's begin with scott cohn in lower manhattan. >> larry, hurricane sandy sent about 4 feet of water in the financial district and they think it...
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i think if you do that and do that gradually, which is kind of what's happened in the past in washington, i think you avert the catastrophe that many people are talking about. look, i think the rally today also is another thing. you're going to have certainty tomorrow. you may not like who wins. but you're going to know what the outcome is, and you're going to know how to plan for your business. businesses have argued they don't like president obama, but they'll know tomorrow whether he's going to be the president or not. they'll know how to plan. >> one of the bottlenecks for the economy has been the lack of capital spending, capital expenditures by corporations. they're sitting on a lot of cash. does it matter who wins for them? will they start spending no matter who takes the white house or the house and the senate? >> well, i think the answer is what i just said before. you're going to have more certainty tomorrow. you may not like the policies put in place, but you will know what's going on. i think that is a major improvement over where we are yesterday as to where we'll be tomorro
i think if you do that and do that gradually, which is kind of what's happened in the past in washington, i think you avert the catastrophe that many people are talking about. look, i think the rally today also is another thing. you're going to have certainty tomorrow. you may not like who wins. but you're going to know what the outcome is, and you're going to know how to plan for your business. businesses have argued they don't like president obama, but they'll know tomorrow whether he's going...
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>> reporter: tyler, what happens in vegas goes to washington. up next, we are going to look at the big money and small in an election that's all about jobs in a state hit harder than just about anywhere else. live from the las vegas strip, after the break. this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back to power lunch. today, one of the best performing sec stores the defense sector, the defense sector index reaching a 52-week high. some of the best performers include lockheed martin and united technology, lockheed and northrup part of the cnbc romney portfolio, today, the big charge there coming from coal. >> indeed it is. thank you very much.
>> reporter: tyler, what happens in vegas goes to washington. up next, we are going to look at the big money and small in an election that's all about jobs in a state hit harder than just about anywhere else. live from the las vegas strip, after the break. this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and...
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so the message out of washington is stop it with the austerity. you are forcing growth into negative areas. you're self defeating. it will be very hard for a com any administration to make that same message here in europe because as you pointed out at home, his plan, particularly the ryan plan, was very much almost german style austerity plan. something that has been advocated by northern europe on to southern europe as part of these bailouts in greece, spain, portug portugal. so hard to maintain that message that you should stop with the austerity, allow a little growth. so in terms of the way the eurozone views it, that change between the voice now coming out of the white house and potentially a new voice coming out of the white house in a romney administration, that's the most significant change after tomorrow. >> peter, if europe was voting, they would vote for obama. that's what the survey suggests overwhelming so. why is that? >> let's remember where we were four years ago. the transatlantic relationship was some would argue post war loans.
so the message out of washington is stop it with the austerity. you are forcing growth into negative areas. you're self defeating. it will be very hard for a com any administration to make that same message here in europe because as you pointed out at home, his plan, particularly the ryan plan, was very much almost german style austerity plan. something that has been advocated by northern europe on to southern europe as part of these bailouts in greece, spain, portug portugal. so hard to...
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it looks unlikely in oregon and possibly in washington. what kind of secondary voter does that bring out? liberal voters or the libertarian voter. >> the conservatives were young with one point. >> that's true. we have had two presidents. so -- >> colorado is the closest and you can go down the slopes. >> in denver there are more places to buy marijuana than starbucks. >> i think it is almost legal in colorado. >> pretty much. there is one state, minnesota, that is going to vote on whether or not there should be more restrictions on medical marijuana, in other words, the doctor could only have three patients. >> is there more marijuana dealers than starbucks? >> not in my day. i heard about it. >> never inhaled. >> never exhaled. >> we have four states voting on whether or not citizens should not have to buy health insurance. >> you are going to be sticking around. >>> still to come on this special edition of "squawk box." we will be talking about the balance of power in washington and what it will mean from key legislation from financial
it looks unlikely in oregon and possibly in washington. what kind of secondary voter does that bring out? liberal voters or the libertarian voter. >> the conservatives were young with one point. >> that's true. we have had two presidents. so -- >> colorado is the closest and you can go down the slopes. >> in denver there are more places to buy marijuana than starbucks. >> i think it is almost legal in colorado. >> pretty much. there is one state, minnesota,...
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you may be shocked to hear this, but there's not a big constituency in washington, d.c., for smaller government. >> great point. >> so you got the other two-thirds of the 60% of the race, romney is going to do very well down there. but i believe the key to the state is whether romney cuts obama's margin below a certain level in the northern virginia suburbs and i think he has a good chance to do that. >> is there a state, governor, you will be watching most closely on behalf of the romney campaign that you feel he must win? >> well, there's not a state that he must win, but if he does the things that make sense, wins indiana, north carolina, florida and virginia, then the next state has to be ohio or he has to replace ohio. he can do that with pennsylvania, he can do it with wisconsin, plus colorado, he can do it with wisconsin plus new hampshire. so ohio has been -- has been called the big deal for months and months because it is the big deal. >> do i sense that you feel pretty confident about florida? >> i do. i do feel good about florida. >> what makes you feel good about florida?
you may be shocked to hear this, but there's not a big constituency in washington, d.c., for smaller government. >> great point. >> so you got the other two-thirds of the 60% of the race, romney is going to do very well down there. but i believe the key to the state is whether romney cuts obama's margin below a certain level in the northern virginia suburbs and i think he has a good chance to do that. >> is there a state, governor, you will be watching most closely on behalf...
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chief washington correspondent john harwin knows. >> everything we know suggests it's going to be chose. let me give you context for prediction of a romney victory. take the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll. obama 48%, romney photography%, can't get any closer than that, well wind the margin of error. then go to the battleground states. we've got three late battle ground state polls. first of all in the state of virginia which as you mentioned, polls close early, 13 electoral votes, 48/47, president obama on top. state of florida, two-point lead for president obama. the state of ohio, most people have seen as the hinge point of this election, president obama's up 51/45. let's look at where the battleground states stand. if you average polls taken on the real clear politics website, of the nine battle ground states romney is only leading in the average of those polls in the two of them, north carolina and florida. the other states, president obama's got a lead. i'm talking about iowa, colorado, new hampshire, ohio, nevada, all states where president obama's doing very well. at least
chief washington correspondent john harwin knows. >> everything we know suggests it's going to be chose. let me give you context for prediction of a romney victory. take the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll. obama 48%, romney photography%, can't get any closer than that, well wind the margin of error. then go to the battleground states. we've got three late battle ground state polls. first of all in the state of virginia which as you mentioned, polls close early, 13...
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we're joined by politico's chief washington correspondent jonathan allen. good to have you with us. with mr. christie ever formally offered the job to be romney's running mate? >> not according to reporting that my colleagues mike allen did over the weekend. certainly he was somebody who was foremost in mitt romney's mind before he went on that foreign trip. remember he went over to london for the olympics and some other countries. by the time he came back he wanted paul ryan. i think that this is a situation where again just like 2008 there was a presidential candidate who really was interested in moving toward a moderate for the vice presidential pick and ended up going back to the base when they actually made the selection. >> so what changed in mr. romney's mind if this flirtation, that fascination or whatever it was with governor christie cooled. what changed? >> if only i could get into mitt romney's mind to know exactly what was going on there at the time. unfortunately, i don't have that power. it would be a great power particularly for predict being the stock market. but i
we're joined by politico's chief washington correspondent jonathan allen. good to have you with us. with mr. christie ever formally offered the job to be romney's running mate? >> not according to reporting that my colleagues mike allen did over the weekend. certainly he was somebody who was foremost in mitt romney's mind before he went on that foreign trip. remember he went over to london for the olympics and some other countries. by the time he came back he wanted paul ryan. i think...
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washington and taxes is a very easy way. think about little sound bites and little things that can come out of d.c. that could put a boiling type temperature to the marketplace. similar to that t.a.r.p. vote. and the reason this is not a good thing, and i'll go back to that old abbott and costello play, who's on first? when we talk about the fiscal cliff, obviously there's a chronology to it. what happens on december 31st? taxes are changing. but does that mean entitlement programs, something magic happens at midnight on december 31st? no. and that's why it's very difficult for me to see a compromise. because the republicans are going to have to blink way earlier on the taxes, or compromise there, than anything going on with entitlement. here's the issue. it's like pacman. but pacman isn't eating little power dots. you know what pacman is eating? dollars. in this analogy, pacman are the entitlements. i'll tell you what, this is an issue. because while in the debates and all the commercials, pre-election and even now, this is
washington and taxes is a very easy way. think about little sound bites and little things that can come out of d.c. that could put a boiling type temperature to the marketplace. similar to that t.a.r.p. vote. and the reason this is not a good thing, and i'll go back to that old abbott and costello play, who's on first? when we talk about the fiscal cliff, obviously there's a chronology to it. what happens on december 31st? taxes are changing. but does that mean entitlement programs, something...
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corporate leaders calling on compromise in washington. we have the ceo of motorola. "squawk" on monday at 6:00 eastern in the morning. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> >>> day after thanksgiving. not a line but definitely people out and about on this friday morning. coming up, we are going to give dana the last word on the consumer and then on monday on "squawk" don't miss it. motorola solution ceo greg brown warning congress that doing nothing on the fiscal cliff will be undermining the economy. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. you know, one job or the other. the moment i could access the retirement plan, i just became firm about it -- "i'm done. i'm out of here." you kno
corporate leaders calling on compromise in washington. we have the ceo of motorola. "squawk" on monday at 6:00 eastern in the morning. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> >>> day...
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i don't expect anything out of washington. i would look more toward overseas and what they're seeing. things are going to keep falling. >> what matters more to the markets, spain or the fiscal cliff? >> the fiscal cliff is so quiet this week. i'm going to say spain. a bigger linchpin short-term going into next week. >> matt, thank you for stopping by. a special black friday treat for you. sears and kmart president one of the retailer ceos joining us today. opening bell is up next. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. >> this >> this is a live picture of cairo. protestors there demonstrating a day after the presi
i don't expect anything out of washington. i would look more toward overseas and what they're seeing. things are going to keep falling. >> what matters more to the markets, spain or the fiscal cliff? >> the fiscal cliff is so quiet this week. i'm going to say spain. a bigger linchpin short-term going into next week. >> matt, thank you for stopping by. a special black friday treat for you. sears and kmart president one of the retailer ceos joining us today. opening bell is up...
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chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us from new york this morning. it just occurred to me, john, 5-5 in dixville notch, 16-5 last time. did 11 obama supporters just not show up and is that a metaphor for what we're really watching today, how many of the real zealous obama supporters from last time come out? i don't know. what do you think? we probably shouldn't call -- you have not called the election yet on dixville moch? >> i'm not calling it based on dixville notch, but what could be more appropriate in an a 5-5 showing. we have a deadlock national race. all the polls show very close. although yesterday we had an abc "washington post" poll showed obama ticking up to plus three. our poll didn't show over the weekend, obama did not show any particular movement one direction or the other. but we've got to wait and see. and you pouyou pointed to the t question. that's really what it's about. what is the turnout of white voters as compared to african-americans and hispanics. romney dominates whites. obama dominates the minority vote. a related question
chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us from new york this morning. it just occurred to me, john, 5-5 in dixville notch, 16-5 last time. did 11 obama supporters just not show up and is that a metaphor for what we're really watching today, how many of the real zealous obama supporters from last time come out? i don't know. what do you think? we probably shouldn't call -- you have not called the election yet on dixville moch? >> i'm not calling it based on dixville notch, but...
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you hosted candidates monday in washington. the view from the sidelines this time around, how does the race look? >> there is a speculative frenzy. let's set it aside. the reason for the third-party debates is because they are putting forward to the american people a lot of redirection and changes that are ignored by romney and obama. off the table. not discussed in the debates or on the campaign trail. for example a majority of the people want a minimum wage at least adjusted for inflation to 1968 taking it from $7.25 to over $10 an hour. a majority of the people want full medicare for all. free choice of doctor and hospital. off the table from obama and romney. majority of people want wall street crooks and corporate crime enforcement to get tougher. off the table. a lot of people don't like bailouts and subsidies whether they are libertarians or liberals. not discussed by obama or romney. not to mention getting out of afghanistan. that's now over 70% of the public want us to get out of there. to end huge wars overseas. they
you hosted candidates monday in washington. the view from the sidelines this time around, how does the race look? >> there is a speculative frenzy. let's set it aside. the reason for the third-party debates is because they are putting forward to the american people a lot of redirection and changes that are ignored by romney and obama. off the table. not discussed in the debates or on the campaign trail. for example a majority of the people want a minimum wage at least adjusted for...
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everybody knows that in washington nothing happens unless you work with the other side. i think that's why we've had gridlock for the last couple years and so for sure governor romney will be on the horn talking to democrats right away and talk about big things we need to do next year. we can turn this country around but it will require a lot of legislation and tax reform and things that governor romney has talked about on the campaign trail. one of the things he'll do is get together with democrats to start to plan next year. >> people will look for the word compromise diligently when it comes to fiscal cliff. how much leeway from an economic standpoint does the governor have in dealing with a house that's to the right. we'll see what happens with the senate. how much room are they going to give him even with paul ryan acting as a liaison? >> again, the first thing we have to do is get the fiscal cliff fixed. i think governor romney would like to extend everything for a year. if you look at fiscal policy history, when you have a president who leads, a president that neg
everybody knows that in washington nothing happens unless you work with the other side. i think that's why we've had gridlock for the last couple years and so for sure governor romney will be on the horn talking to democrats right away and talk about big things we need to do next year. we can turn this country around but it will require a lot of legislation and tax reform and things that governor romney has talked about on the campaign trail. one of the things he'll do is get together with...
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this ticking clock can be heard from washington to wall street. we turn our attention to this immediately today. you have corporate leaders from jamie dimon, warren buffett to jeff immelt. among our partners in the crusade, we have a trio of duelling guest hosts. we are joined by jared bernstein. also tony fratto. at 7:00 eastern, roger altman, and david walker. in the final hour, we have two former chiefs of staff. john pedesta and ken uberstein. >> let's begin with the presidential race. phil lebeau has been working overtime. he spent the night at obama headquarters in chicago. hampton pearson is with the romney team in boston. but phil, we will start with you. >> andrew, good morning. it's only been a couple of hours since president obama gave his victory speech here at mccormick place. and that speech a lot of people were looking at and said did it set at least initially the tone for his second term in office. during the speech, he talked about the country coming together and ending the divisiveness that has been typified by the campaign over
this ticking clock can be heard from washington to wall street. we turn our attention to this immediately today. you have corporate leaders from jamie dimon, warren buffett to jeff immelt. among our partners in the crusade, we have a trio of duelling guest hosts. we are joined by jared bernstein. also tony fratto. at 7:00 eastern, roger altman, and david walker. in the final hour, we have two former chiefs of staff. john pedesta and ken uberstein. >> let's begin with the presidential...
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john harwood in washington. the search for gasoline still one of the biggest issues in the northeast after sandy. look at these lines. they are long, in some cases more than a mile. supply is low. demand is high. that could change after the secretary, secretary napolitano, now allowing more oil tankers into the harbors around here. we'll go live to a gas station in new jersey to get a check on the situation there next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a sp
john harwood in washington. the search for gasoline still one of the biggest issues in the northeast after sandy. look at these lines. they are long, in some cases more than a mile. supply is low. demand is high. that could change after the secretary, secretary napolitano, now allowing more oil tankers into the harbors around here. we'll go live to a gas station in new jersey to get a check on the situation there next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it...
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there's a correlation between the outcome of the last washington, d.c. redskins football game prior to the presidential election and the drought come outcome of the election. miss torically when the redskins win, the incumbent wins. doesn't mean for sure, andrew. in 18 presidential contests, only once has this rule not held. that was in 2004 when president bush defeated john kerry despite a redskins loss. if history holds true, yesterday's redskins loss mean as victory for mitt romney and i pointed out the labor day indicator, we'll sea what happehappesee what happens with the markets today. joining us from new york is john harwood, who is probably saturday about that washington game for up a kell of reasons. but -- >> only one. >> those are the numbers. what else is -- speaking of football analogies, strained and tortured at this point, where with are we thousand wi are we now with the election? >> still one score, field goal, with about 40 seconds on the clock for mitt romney. we had a spade of polls over the weekend by nbc and the wall street journal,
there's a correlation between the outcome of the last washington, d.c. redskins football game prior to the presidential election and the drought come outcome of the election. miss torically when the redskins win, the incumbent wins. doesn't mean for sure, andrew. in 18 presidential contests, only once has this rule not held. that was in 2004 when president bush defeated john kerry despite a redskins loss. if history holds true, yesterday's redskins loss mean as victory for mitt romney and i...
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and you had missiles flying to new york city, washington, d.c., i'm sure the u.s. would have acted long before we waited, maybe too long. but now we are determined and we are calling for the talks to get ready and we're telling to the hamas leadership and to the people in egypt today. we cannot wait any more. >> let me ask you about the troops because, as you mentioned, the possibility of this ground campaign and israel has approved the call up of 75,000 reservists. do you see israeli troops going into gaza? under what circumstances? what would make that happen? >> prime minister netanyahu said it very clearly. the goal is to bring peace and quiet to the region. if the air strikes are not efishant and the hamas would not understand that we're talking business. we would not allow missiles to fly and we do not want to do it, but we cannot wait until we see more coming. only two days ago, three people and we see the picture and the hamas hurting the israeli children, but are using the palestinian children because they're hiding behind them, as well. >> let me ask you
and you had missiles flying to new york city, washington, d.c., i'm sure the u.s. would have acted long before we waited, maybe too long. but now we are determined and we are calling for the talks to get ready and we're telling to the hamas leadership and to the people in egypt today. we cannot wait any more. >> let me ask you about the troops because, as you mentioned, the possibility of this ground campaign and israel has approved the call up of 75,000 reservists. do you see israeli...
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this one from washington, d.c. and the "washington post" has the candidates locked in a tie at 48%, also with a margin of error. the polls find romney's favorability at 53%, just shy of obama's 54% rating. so how close are president obama and mitt romney in the electoral race? we have an interactive way for you to keep track and to see your ballot before you actually cast a vote. josh lez is here with more on that. josh? >> obviously they both want to win the popular vote. as we know also, this is an electoral race. sometimes you tease me on line about how i move things all over the screen, i'm here to show you one you can do that's full of hard facts. the first thing i want you to see is where things stand in the electoral race to the presidency, to that magic number of 270. we have this up for you at cnn.com/election. you can go to each state and see how many electorals there are in each state and how it will play out when it starts coming in. a brand new incredible map i want to show you. this is cnn.com/explore
this one from washington, d.c. and the "washington post" has the candidates locked in a tie at 48%, also with a margin of error. the polls find romney's favorability at 53%, just shy of obama's 54% rating. so how close are president obama and mitt romney in the electoral race? we have an interactive way for you to keep track and to see your ballot before you actually cast a vote. josh lez is here with more on that. josh? >> obviously they both want to win the popular vote. as we...
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we'll play parts of the duelling events today in washington. we'll talk about whether the country's leaders are willing to put decent dysfunction ahead of the compromise the country cl r clearly voted for. >> thank you and we'll see you in just a few moments. >>> our fifth story, karl rove losing his touch. the man who spent years on top of the conservative political world, the man dubbed george w. bush's brain. his super pac spent a huge amount on the election. they shelled out more than $170 million. 1.29% of that resulted in winning elections. the second biggest winner, a super pac called restore our future, had a zero percent return. now, a branch of karl rove's organization, did a bit better. return of investment, about 13.7%. ken, you've been crunching the numbers. if they get anything for their money? >> well, what they would argue and what i understand your guests in the last segment probably will argue, it would have been a lot worse. what that money did was keep mitt romney at a level playing field with with barack obama after the gop
we'll play parts of the duelling events today in washington. we'll talk about whether the country's leaders are willing to put decent dysfunction ahead of the compromise the country cl r clearly voted for. >> thank you and we'll see you in just a few moments. >>> our fifth story, karl rove losing his touch. the man who spent years on top of the conservative political world, the man dubbed george w. bush's brain. his super pac spent a huge amount on the election. they shelled out...
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>> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice started talking from her talking points, this included other information that wasn't exactly what the cia thought might be really going on. i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent or did they mislead congress, or did they just simply not know. probably it's a little bit of all three. >> let's turn to suzanne kelly. the fascinating thing again today was the senators allowed in to see this video, this closed circuit television video, that included very disturbing scenes of ambassador stevens' last moments. but also, it seemed to clarify, didn't it, exactly what was going on in the buildup to this attack. there was no obvious sign, according to the senators who have come out publicly after this, of any protest. >> yeah. that
>> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice started talking from her talking points, this included other information that wasn't exactly what the cia thought might be really going on. i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent...
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, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if you want cooperation over conflict, if you want people to walk through the same door and sit down at the same table and behave like grown-ups, you have to re-elect president obama. [ cheers and applause ] >> former president bill clinton stumping for president barack obama. election day just two days away and so could former president clinton make a real difference in the outcome of the election? and how about the economy? we'll talk about what could be a deciding factor come election day. maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, us
, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if you want cooperation over conflict, if you want people to walk through the same door and sit down at the same table and behave like grown-ups, you have to re-elect...
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athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> and cnn newsroom continues with fred. >> have a great day. >> i'm going to go home and turn back my clock before i forget. >> that's right. we'll see you an hour earlier tomorrow. thanks so much. appreciate that. the countdown is on indeed. election day is just three days away now. the presidential candidates are making a huge final push in the battleground states. today president obama campaigns in ohio, wisconsin, iowa and virginia. mitt romney stumping in new hampshire, iowa, and colorado. they're running mates are also going nonstop. vice president is in colorado and paul ryan is holding rallies in pennsylvania, virginia, florida, and ohio. so ohio indeed could be the biggest battleground of the election. the race there is very tight. a just released cnn/orc poll shows obama ahead by just three points, well within the margin of error. an nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows a wider gap with obama leading by six points. president obama is about to speak at a rally in mentor, ohio. he is at least in the building, we understand. and so is our white
athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> and cnn newsroom continues with fred. >> have a great day. >> i'm going to go home and turn back my clock before i forget. >> that's right. we'll see you an hour earlier tomorrow. thanks so much. appreciate that. the countdown is on indeed. election day is just three days away now. the presidential candidates are making a huge final push in the battleground states. today president obama campaigns in ohio, wisconsin, iowa and...
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are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington. >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes ago on the floor. >> i'm not asking you what you did. i'm asking you if you feel how the public feels in washington. you don't have to tell me what you did, but are you feeling? do you understand how people feel about this? >> we're just getting started. the best of no talking points next. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by
are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington. >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes...
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are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington. >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes ago on the floor. >> i'm not asking you what you did. i'm asking you if you feel how the public feels in washington. you don't have to tell me what you did, but are you feeling? do you understand how people feel about this? >> we're just getting started. the best of no talking points next. ions. do you know where your polling place is? maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, using the
are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington. >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes...
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i'm also joined by john king in washington, d.c. the electoral college map, how does it add up right now? >> when you talk to the two campaigns, it's as if even though it's one country, they live in parallel universes. both saying they will win tomorrow. the president is ahead in most of the key battleground states. they are down confidence in the obama campaign and don't get too much dispute out of the romney campaign that they will win the state of nevada. then they come to the midwest where you are. they are most confident in the midwest they will carry again. i know republicans watching are saying they'll prove you wrong. they're confident about the state of iowa. that would get the president to 259. takes 270 win. when you ask them about these battleground states, they say they're most confidence about ohio, where you are. the president took that game over. no republicans won the white house without it, but say they're wrong about it. keep it a toss-up. if this happens, if the president won novembevada, iowa wisconsin, could ro
i'm also joined by john king in washington, d.c. the electoral college map, how does it add up right now? >> when you talk to the two campaigns, it's as if even though it's one country, they live in parallel universes. both saying they will win tomorrow. the president is ahead in most of the key battleground states. they are down confidence in the obama campaign and don't get too much dispute out of the romney campaign that they will win the state of nevada. then they come to the midwest...
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i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i don't see how the cia is saying he's not going to testify. i think his testimony is certainly valuable. it's certainly necessary. he was at the center of this. and he has answers that only he has, so i don't see what one has to do with the other and so i would hope and expect that he's going to testify one way or the other. if it's not thursday, very soon after that. he certainly should be, he is an absolutely essential witness. maybe more than anyone else. >> so you're going to ask that he does come and testify regardless of his role? >> yeah, absolutely. it's absolutely necessary witness and again, his fin
i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i...
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passed many maine, maryland, and the state of washington, measures were passed. cnn.com's religion editor is joining me right now. dan, good to see you. what do these rilts teesults te about the christian right moving forward? >> i think it raises major questions about the politics. mostly when it pertains to guy marriage. i mean, if you could remember where we were eight years ago this week in the 2004 election, the christian right had helped usher george w. bush back into a second term partly by passing 11 ballot initiatives banning guy marriage. many have since then adopted guy marriage bans amending their constitutions and this week we saw the undoing or at least maybe a changing of the tide in that with three states for the first time adopting guy marriage legalization through voters going to the polls. and so what we saw this week was a lot of christian right leaders, some serious evangelical heavyweights saying that publicly maybe the tide has changed and setting a path forward for the movement. >> president obama, when you look at some of the numbers and
passed many maine, maryland, and the state of washington, measures were passed. cnn.com's religion editor is joining me right now. dan, good to see you. what do these rilts teesults te about the christian right moving forward? >> i think it raises major questions about the politics. mostly when it pertains to guy marriage. i mean, if you could remember where we were eight years ago this week in the 2004 election, the christian right had helped usher george w. bush back into a second term...
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. >> one of the most solemn places go in the washington area. arlington national cemetery for one of the most solemn ceremonies. the wreath-laying at the tomb of the unknowns on this memorial day, 2012. the president and the military entourage are now going into the amphitheater where there'll be a program. we'll be back with howard kurtz and "reliable sources" after the break, but we will be bringing you the president's remarks when they come. mom always got good nutrition to taste great. she was a picky eater. well, now i'm her dietitian, and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves -- being my mom. [ male announcer ] stay strong, stay act
. >> one of the most solemn places go in the washington area. arlington national cemetery for one of the most solemn ceremonies. the wreath-laying at the tomb of the unknowns on this memorial day, 2012. the president and the military entourage are now going into the amphitheater where there'll be a program. we'll be back with howard kurtz and "reliable sources" after the break, but we will be bringing you the president's remarks when they come. mom always got good nutrition to...
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the status quo in washington is fierce. over the last four years that status quo has fought us every step of the way. they spent millions trying to stop us from reforming the health care system. spent millions trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans had agreed to in the past. what they're counting on now is that you're iffing to be so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them -- leave them right where they are. pulling the strings and levers and you lock out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words i'm not making a partisan point here when the other party has been willing to work with me, to cut middle class taxes for families and small businesses or some courageous republican senators crossing the aisle to support the repeal of don't ask don't tell. we're not democrats or republicans first. we're ameri
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are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises. about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. i don't want talking points. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington? >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes ago on the floor. >> i'm not asking you what you did. with all due respect, i'm asking you if you feel how the public feels in washington. you don't have to tell me what you did. but are you feeling? do you understand how people feel about this? >> we're just getting started. the best of no talking points next. >>> before the break we showed you how no talking points got started. on this final weekend before the election. let's take a little trip down memory lane. here's some of our best memorable no talking points moments. it's time now f
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joe johns, cnn, washington. >>> and tonight a program note. cnn's anderson cooper and wolf blitzer are taking a closer look at where the candidates are focusing their attention and whether the battleground states might hold any surprises. "america's choice 2012:countdown to election day" air force tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> people in many of the smaller coastal towns devastated by superstorm sandy depend on summer tourism to survive, but the storm ripped apart boardwalks, flooded businesses, and destroyed many homes, and all the sand from the beautiful beachfront was washed away or even mixed with nails and debris. and now people are focused on rebuilding. cnn's jim clancy is in belmar, new jersey, an area that was flooded a few days ago. jim, good morning. are you noticing any progress? i mean is the power back on there? >> reporter: you know, belmar -- come on, randi. this is a place that you know very, very well, up close and personal. and as you can see, the trucks are here, there's the mounds of sand. this, of course, for our viewers, t
joe johns, cnn, washington. >>> and tonight a program note. cnn's anderson cooper and wolf blitzer are taking a closer look at where the candidates are focusing their attention and whether the battleground states might hold any surprises. "america's choice 2012:countdown to election day" air force tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> people in many of the smaller coastal towns devastated by superstorm sandy depend on summer tourism to survive, but the storm ripped apart...
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covering this conflict in the middle east like no one else can with reporters in israel and gaza, in washington. also with the major players in egypt and turkey. let's check in now with our middle east desk that's covering everything happening in this conflict between israel and gaza. nick valencia is down at the desk. nick, what's developing now? >> good morning, victor. we're at the international desk. you see the reporters behind me, getting latest information. we've got the newest video. we're learning that a french minister is expected to meet with them today. we also understand he might meet with the former palestinian president mahmoud abbas. this comes on the heels of comments made by benjamin netanyahu who is, of course, the prime minister of israel. they're prepared to widen the scope to stop rocket attacks. hundreds of rocket attacks have made their way into the territory killing at least three people so far, victor. the casualties aren't just mounting in israel but where 50 people have died in the last few days. this conflict, victor, we've been following it since it's erupted. that
covering this conflict in the middle east like no one else can with reporters in israel and gaza, in washington. also with the major players in egypt and turkey. let's check in now with our middle east desk that's covering everything happening in this conflict between israel and gaza. nick valencia is down at the desk. nick, what's developing now? >> good morning, victor. we're at the international desk. you see the reporters behind me, getting latest information. we've got the newest...
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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> here is the 360 bulletin. president obama got a first hand look at part of new york city devastated by superstorm sandy. the president vowed federal agencies will be involved in the rebuilding effort. >>> the cia astarting an investigation into former director david petraeus. and the investigation will include whether he used cia resources in carrying out his affair with paula board well. also today, attorney general eric holder spoke publicly for the first time about the petraeus scandal, saying the justice department didn't tell the white house about the fbi's investigation, because it was determined that national security was never at risk. and the fda investigating the supplement five-hour arc after reports of 13 deaths by consumers that may have used it. this doesn't mean the supplement played a role, however, three deaths may have a preliminary link. five-hour energy contains caffeine and other ingredients. we'll be right back.
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> here is the 360 bulletin. president obama got a first hand look at part of new york city devastated by superstorm sandy. the president vowed federal agencies will be involved in the rebuilding effort. >>> the cia astarting an investigation into former director david petraeus. and the investigation will include whether he used cia resources in carrying out his affair with paula board well. also today, attorney general eric holder spoke publicly for...
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the counties outside of washington, d.c. within an hour's drive, prince william and loudon, if governor romney can keep those red this time as opposed to last time or keep them very competitive, then he has a shot when you go out here. in the rest of the state four years ago, john mccain and barack obama ran even. i'll come back to the 2008 map here. four years ago, 400 votes separated them outside of northern virginia. all of the business was done right here in fast growing northern virginia, where you have college educated women, you have latinos, right here, that is the balanttleground within t battleground. >> that's pretty incredible. so many people wondering if their vote counts. i think that says it more than anything else could. thank you to john. eric cantor is my guest right now. good to see you, sir. appreciate you taking the time. want to talk about virginia, as john send, ground sub-zero. here's what mitt romney said about your state in an interview today. >> i believe i'm going to win, but i can't tell you whic
the counties outside of washington, d.c. within an hour's drive, prince william and loudon, if governor romney can keep those red this time as opposed to last time or keep them very competitive, then he has a shot when you go out here. in the rest of the state four years ago, john mccain and barack obama ran even. i'll come back to the 2008 map here. four years ago, 400 votes separated them outside of northern virginia. all of the business was done right here in fast growing northern virginia,...
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all right, joe johns, thanks so much from washington. appreciate that. >> something else that considered a pretty big challenge or obstacle right now. in states like connecticut, new jersey, and new york. how do people vote? given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place. but then are there other areas in connecticut that were impacted by the storm where things are not up and running. the polling stations and power is not up and running? >> there are still a few that we're worried about, probably a handful at this points, but we've been in communication with all of the 169 towns where these elections are held
all right, joe johns, thanks so much from washington. appreciate that. >> something else that considered a pretty big challenge or obstacle right now. in states like connecticut, new jersey, and new york. how do people vote? given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect...